Perfect Stuff for an Election Year

Are you tired of the ads yet? You knew who you were going to vote for on November 4 months ago so why all of the attention paid to this campaign by the media? Well I have discovered something that might be fun for you while the rest of America focuses on the most critical election of our lifetime. It is called The Living Room Candidate and can be found at www.livingroomcandidate.org. Take a look at it. I think you will enjoy it. In the meantime here are a couple of my favorite ads from past presidential elections. Why can't our candidates be this creative. After all, all of this talk about issues is really rather ridiculous, don't you agree?



This one really is catchy and was put out by Eisenhower's opponent, an Illinoisian with a funny name, Adlai Stevenson.



Of course, there are always the ads that play to emotion rather than reason. Remember the Swift Boat ads against John Kerry in 2004 or Hillary Clinton's ads asking who we wanted to answer the emergency phone in the White House at 3 AM earlier this year? Well, here is the one that topped them all. This ad ran only one time and was deemed so controversial it was pulled.



Lastly, the more things change, the more they stay the same. In 1968, Richard Nixon chose Spiro T. Agnew, a little known first term governor as his vice-presidential candidate. Here is a short ad (one of the first color ads I could find) that Democratic candidate Hubert H. Humphrey ran. Could the Obama campaign have borrowed this ad this year? Hmmmmm...



VOTE NOVEMBER 4TH!

Our Recent Travels

Paul and I just got back into town, after each taking trips to different states. Paul attended a national paralegal conference in Dallas, TX, and I had a fun trip to Redlands, CA to see my mom, freinds and family. Paul's highlight was going to the Book depository , where Pres. Kennedy was assasinated. He was really impressed by the historical facts and theories. My highlight was being with my sister, Kristy who took out her own endowments in the Temple. My brothers and my sister-in laws, aunt Cheryl and my mom were all there together. It was a joyful experience!! I got to do a bunch of shopping, and eat all the Mexican food my stomach could handle, along with great weather and beautiful town, I was in "heaven!"

Enjoy the Slideshow

John Adams

Cindy is in California for her annual visit. The big news is that Kristy will be going to the temple on Friday. With Cindy gone things are rather boring around here. This afternoon I took the time to watch the first two episodes of John Adams, the HBO series based on the David McCullogh book. They were terrific! I really recommend this series to anyone with even the slightest interest in the beginnings of this great country of ours. Here is a short clip to give you a bit of feel for this great show.

Carrie Underwood Concert

Last night Cindy and I celebrated our anniversary a little late by attending a Carrie Underwood concert. We hadn't been to a concert in a while and it was really fun. She performed for nearly an hour and a half to a sold out crowd. It really amazes me what a meteoric rise to the top she has had. She is incredibly talented!. Well, enjoy a video taken from her Carnival Ride concert tour.



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